and by 2033 parties to kigali will be prohibited, prohibited from any trade with -- in hfc's with non-kigali nations. we'll lose out tens of billions of dollars of sales. there's no reason to have that happen. ratifying kigali will not require any change in the current u.s. law. we already have domestic policies phasing out hfc's here at home. so we're putting into practice many of the reforms the kigali amendment calls for. and no consumer will have to change any appliance. so for the sake of u.s. businesses, for the sake of u.s. innovators, for the sake of making sure china has to comply and be part of the world community and not do what they think is just good for themselves which seems to be president xi's way of doing things. i urge my colleagues to vote in favor of advancing the kigali amendment later today. it's low-hanging fruit for creating tens of thousands of good-paying jobs right here at home. now, on the disclose act. later today president biden will deliver on one -- will deliver remarks on one of the gravest dangers undermining our democracy. the power of dark money that has

but it should have no bearing on whether we join kigali. the simple fact is whether we join kigali or not has no impact on whether china is treated as a developing country. none. on the other hand, ratifying can i gallon lay will have a -- kigali will you have a major partisan benefit for us. because china has doubled down on yesterday's chemicals. and we, the united states, lead on all the alternatives. joining kigali will turn the world away from china and its companies and towards our competitive strength. it's good for the united states and our businesses, and it's bad for china. however, i also recognize the plain fact that china is no longer a developing country, and i agree that it should not enjoy advantages under the montreal protocol that it receives because of decisions made more than 30 years ago. i've been a steadfast champion in addressing the challenges china presents as they are, not as we hope for them to be. i led passage of the strategic competition act and my taiwan policy act was recently voted out of the foreign relati

with ratification with kigali to the u.n. treaty, more and more american taxpayer dollars will be going to communist china. this is happening despite the fact that everyone knows that china is not a developing country and shouldn't be labeled as a developing country or treated as a developing country. china is the second-largest economy in the world. china is our greatest economic and geopolitical rival. the united states should not let china play by a special set of rules that are designed to give a helping hand to truly developing nations. china doesn't fit, but this is exactly what is outlined in the kigali amendment, and that is why i have filed at the desk an amendment to what is being discussed on the floor of the senate today. my amendment says the united states will not ratify this treaty until china is defined rightly as a developed country, not a developing country but a developed country, because they truly are. no special treatment for china, period. everyone should stand up for that in this body, each and every m

i rise to react to the protocol to the kigali amendment. i thank the leader for bringing this important legislative initiative to the senate floor. i want to thank our republican colleagues that have joined in a bipartisan effort to accepted a very strong message that this is about america's competitiveness, this is about america's security, this is about challenging china. for more than 20 years u.s. manufacturers have been hard at work pioneering new technologies for our refrigerators and air conditioners. they define the global standard, and they have the competitive advantage over companies in china and india, which have doubled of doubled down on yesterday's technology. our companies want and need the senate to support them, so that they can continue to lead, to create jobs, and to export their goods to global markets. so, mr. president, this is why i come to the floor today, to urge my senate colleagues to provide advice and consent to the kigali amendment, the fifth technical update to the incredibly successful montreal protocol. a t

and by 2033 parties to kigali will be prohibited, prohibited from any trade with -- in hfc's with non-kigali nations. we'll lose out tens of billions of dollars of sales. there's no reason to have that happen. ratifying kigali will not require any change in the current u.s. law. we already have domestic policies phasing out hfc's here at home. so we're putting into practice many of the reforms the kigali amendment calls for. and no consumer will have to change any appliance. so for the sake of u.s. businesses, for the sake of u.s. innovators, for the sake of making sure china has to comply and be part of the world community and not do what they think is just good for themselves which seems to be president xi's way of doing things. i urge my colleagues to vote in favor of advancing the kigali amendment later today. it's low-hanging fruit for creating tens of thousands of good-paying jobs right here at home. now, on the disclose act. later today president biden will deliver on one -- will deliver remarks on one of the gravest dangers undermining our democracy. the power of dark money that has

these to didn't miss a beat on our, to a through kigali. we end at the convention center, which today is the city's most prominent landmark. and the perfect spot for a selfie county is not only a fit of students in there so much more common for yourself. as i'm with lou, the vision of one person has the power to transform, not only they live, but all around them long. it is literally, it's heading trash into trace of creating beauty by using this god, the plastic and giving it and you live the message in my office there is simple. if i can take blood in time for me into odd anything as possible. born and raised in roof was in a towel, manet, nibble's delays. he's an artist who takes his back links to be at the met the pains using plastic he's grounds is rubbish, piled the cool thing, the soft plastic from various brands that have created plastic way. it's use way of giving back by taking the plastic from the he's able to take it out of the system. as an artist of all is believe that i have a responsibility. that whatever message that one pu

these to didn't miss a beat on our, to a through kigali. we end at the convention center, which today is the city's most prominent landmark. and the perfect spot for a selfie county is not only a set of students in there so much more big commented for yourself as i'm with . oh, the vision of one person has the power to transform, not only their lives, but all around them. long ended with is literally it's adding trash into trace at creating beauty by using discard the plastic and giving it and you live the mostly to my art is very simple. if i can take plastic and transform it into odd anything is possible. born and raised in rural was in, in a tall. mcdaniel hotel is he's an artist who takes recycling cb, autistic mac. he pains, using plastic east grounds is rubbish, piled the sourcing the soft plastic from various brands that have created plastic waste. it's he's way of giving back by taking the plastic from the earth. he's able to take it out of the system. as an artist of all is believe that i have a responsibility that what if a messag

now you on kigali you the kigali treaty, besides working on judicial nominations, the senate will vote this week to pass a couple of measures on the floor. we'll vote to the kigali agreement tomorrow, an agreement from the 1980's that united much of the world in reducing the use of industrial chemicals harmful to our ozone layer. three decades later, this agreement has been an unqualified success. the kigali amendment is a golden opportunity to strengthen u.s. businesses and secure an edge against china in the emerging industry of next-generation refrigerants. so let me explain. it sounds a little complicated, but it is important. the kigali amendment, which was negotiated bid both democratic and republican administrations, would build on the montreal protocols by affirming the u.s. commitment to phase out the use of a particularly dangerous chemical known as hydrofluorocarbons, abbreviated commonly as hfc's. throw used only in small amounts in household appliances like regrig rarities, they wreak havoc on our atmosphere. many on both sides have long agreed we should transition away fr

finally, on kigali. yesterday was truly a high point for the senate. after years of bipartisan works, the chamber ratified one of the most significant pro-climate, pro job measures ever. i thank the senators from delaware and new jersey, the senators from so many other states who worked so hard to make this happen. ratifying the kigali amendment, along with passing the inflation reduction act, is the strongest one-two punch against climate change any congress has ever taken. thanks to our commitment to phase out hfc's we'll put ourselves in a position to lower global temperatures by half a degree celsius by the end of the decade. so many people have overlooked this, but it's truly a significant milestone. half a degree mr. have an enormous -- will have an enormous, enormous impact on the global scale. the kigali amendment will has help american businesses secure an edge against china in the emerging industry of next-generation refrigerants. this market will see most of its growth outside the u.s., and kigali will make sure u.s. businesses will be able

wandered war crimes which was set up by the un more than 6000 kilometers away in the round and capital kigali. people will be following the proceedings closely. the country has moved on since the mid ninety's, but almost 3 decades later, the collective trauma still runs deep. quick jim did a unity quote. me itchy, you've seen curb and court is a great thing for us. the survivors of the genocide work with it and it is something that so does our hearts better and then it encourages us and gives us the conviction that those who committed the genocide level and are hiding in different countries a one day they will face justice, yucca we chose that they will follow kabul were to be tried. natca natasha kabuki is one of the last top wanted suspects for the rwandan genocide to be put on trial . he said to be in fragile health and victims of the genocide say they're hoping for things to move quickly. so he doesn't die before facing justice. ah. in many parts of africa, rural areas are mostly populated by old people. there left behind when the young had for urban centers in search of a better life, or

the government accuses wonder of sponsoring the rebels allegations kigali has denied congolese troops have been deployed to multi pork line positions to deal with the threats. but this is an army that is overstretched. fighting more than $100.00 armed groups in the region. tired of running from bombs and guns these congolese villages say they are not sure if they will feel safe again, cut in soil. aldi's era, nairobi a more than a 100 designers is showing their latest look sat. this is neil crash and week including veterans like tom ford and the italian luxury brown fendy. but this season is the newcomers were changing the face of fashion. kristin salome hassle from new york. ah, the voluminous unisex styles of aaron pots helped kick off new york fashion week. his runway models and flowing clothes, reflecting the diversity of city streets. for me as a designer, i really design around beautiful shapes and beautiful shapes can look good on a variety of people, different sizes, different gender expressions. i have worked for companies that would show things that didn't represent me or pe

wandered war crimes which was set up by the un more than 6000 kilometers away in the reward and capital kigali, people will be following the proceedings closely. the country has moved on since the mid ninety's, but almost 3 decades later, the collective trauma still runs deep. could you get a euro t, quote? me itchy, you've seen curb and court is a great thing for us. the survivors of the genocide, adequate vision. it is something that so these are hearts and then it encourages us and gives us the conviction that those who committed the genocide level and are hiding in different countries a one day they will face justice. yes, we chose that they will follow the problem to be tried. natca knackered us kabuki is one of the last top wanted suspects for the rwandan genocide to be put on trial . he said to be in fragile health and victims of the genocide say they're hoping for things to move quickly. so he doesn't die before facing justice. did um, he was marked thunder, has been following this case for us. he joins us an hour from the hague. i'm actually think of it is finally facing trial after m

the government accuses wonder of sponsoring the rebels allegations kigali has denied congolese troops have been deployed to a malty pork line positions to deal with the threats. but this is an army that is overstretched. fighting more than $100.00 armed groups in the region. tired of running from bombs and guns these congolese villages say they are not sure if they will feel safe. again. cathy sawyer, all jazeera nairobi shore, longer has been summoned by the you and human rights council to discuss how it's tacking government corruption. the country is already grappling with a worsening economic, quite his and shortages. a basic good smell. fernandez has more now from colombo, as if she longer doesn't have enough on the display. that needs to go a before the united nations human rights council in geneva. the acting high commissioner, are reading the latest report on for longer talking about the need for accountability . reporting about watery lanka has done a in recent months. but essentially, the overall kind of assessment that the country has fallen short. that of the mechanisms it

senate here on c-span2. 20h meeting of the parties of the montreal property cal, the kigali amendmentise and kent with one declaration signed by 18 senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. is it the sense of

look, we voted this week, the senate voted to ratify the kigali amendment to the montreal protocol, andonmental restriction internationally, but it declares china to be a developing nation. and as a developing nation, it has 10 additional years to comply with environmental restrictions that the united states and other developed countries have to take. it also receives money from the if united states and other developing countries to implement those programs 10 years late. so i introduced an amendment saying it really should not be considered in develop -- a developing nation. china has the world's second largest economy, and it has for a decade. china is the world's largest manufacturer. china is the largest emitter of greenhouse gases, an indication that it's very, very developedded. and yet we continue to treat it -- maria: yeah. >> -- as if it weren't, and this isn't fair. maria: real quick, senator, before you go, did joe biden do a deal with the rail unions to not strike until after the midterm elections? we are still waiting on a vote from the unions, and there is some serious wor

the kigali amendment will phase down their production by 85% over the next decade and half.iona has grown into a category 4 storm, with winds of 130 miles an hour. the storm slowly swirled north toward bermuda late today. it is forecast to arrive there by thursday night or early friday. in its wake, roughly 1 million homes and businesses in puerto rico still have no power, and 1.3 million people have no running water. in pakistan, medical workers struggled today to contain malaria outbreaks, as swarms of mosquitoes breed in the wake of the disease is spreading in refugee camps, where hundreds of thousands of people face desperate conditions. in addition to sickness, many are going hungry. >> our problem is food. they give us a one kilogram packet of coed rice every morning. i have a huge family. how is this going to feed all the men, women, and children in our family? stephanie: pakistani officials say the floodwaters, spanning hundreds of square miles, won't entirely recede for up to 6 months. back in this country, robert sarver, the owner of the phoenix suns and phoenix me

though started by americans, the head of its team in kigali today is rwandan architect christian benimana that when mass started there was no word for architect in your language. >> and there is still no word for architect. you have an expression. [ speaking non-english ]. >> meaning? >> expert in the creation of buildings. >> reporter: benimana told us he dreamed of creating buildings even as a little boy. but with no school of architecture in post-genocide rwanda he had to study in china in mandarin. >> everything is designed around -- >> reporter: michael murphy, mass's executive director, had a very different path to architecture. >> i studied english literature. >> that's going to get you far in architecture. >> yes. >> reporter: murphy's life took a sharp turn after college, when his father was diagnosed with cancer, given just a few weeks to live. murphy rushed back to poughkeepsie, new york to their old home that his dad had spent weekends restoring. >> i said what can i do while i wait here on death watch? and so i started working on the house. and after three weeks he was still

the government accuses wonder of sponsoring the rebels allegations kigali has denied congolese troops have been deployed to malta, pork line positions to deal with the threats. but this is an army that is overstretched. fighting more than $100.00 armed groups in the region. tired of running from bombs and guns these congolese villages say they are not sure if they will feel safe. again. captain saw all jazeera nairobi, floods, and heavy rainfall have washed away entire villages and a mountainous region of course, done in pakistan's northwest region. little aid has reach people living there because of adverse weather conditions. residents are demanding compensation as bring in, come out hider his live in coast on. just tell us about the situation where you all come all when 1st of all, let me tell you about the geography of displayed quite on main, literally and local language, the land of the mountains and for good reason. if you look toward my right and a camera band toward the right, that is de himalayan mountain. and then in between you've got the river en, dash, which separates th

the government accuses wonder of sponsoring the rebels allegations kigali has denied congolese troops have been deployed to a malty pork line positions to deal with the threats. but this is an army that is overstretched. fighting more than $100.00 armed groups in the region. tired of running from bombs and guns this congolese villages say they are not sure if they will feel safe. again. cathy sawyer al jazeera nairobi, pakistan's former prime minister, has had his bail extended for a 4th time in relation to terrorism. charges filed against him in wrong con is due back in court. in september, the 20th of the charges are related to his speech he gave in august, in which she allegedly threatened police and judicial officers, concepts. his words were taken out of context in a separate case and his law court moved to indict him last week on charges of contempt. the rocket company owned by amazon, find a jeff basal has suffered its 1st launch failure. the blue origin flight which was carrying cargo to the edge of space had to be aborted shortly after liftoff from texas. plains was seen shoo

flights to country's capital kigali were cancelled at the last minute after the european court of humanote cave, showing what they believe to be the earliest evidence of surgical amputation. the remains are around 31 thousand years old, which means the amputation was carried out some 24 thousand years earlier, than the previous estimate. our science correspondent victoria gill has the story. home to our ancestors. these remote caves in indonesian borneo are adorned with some of the world's earliest rock art. but when archaeologists went in search of other signs of prehistoric life, they found something unexpected, a human skeleton carefully buried inside a cave with its left foot missing. forensic inspection revealed what researchers say is the first evidence of surgical amputation of a limb, carried out 31,000 years ago, when this person was a child. this is a very clear surgical technique that's been done. it's concrete evidence, in the most extreme and clear way. very advanced surgery would have been required for this child to have survived. and if that's the case, people are sharing

the kigali amendment tells us what to do.if we had a carbon border adjustment where we say this is the carbon intensity of our good that's produced, and if a country in asia, say specifically china, has a carbon emission profile which may be five to ten times higher, if they want to import their good, they would have to pay a fee based upon how their carbon intensity is greater than ours. that's great. one, it's going to help us with our economy. our workers who are losing their jobs to those in china, because they don't enforce their environmental standards and we enforce ours and therefore our cost of production is higher, those jobs begin to return. it will be cheaper to produce here after all if china is forced to pay for the pollution that they're putting into the atmosphere. it creates more jobs. that's good for americans, good for our economy, strengthens us relative to the chinese who are using their profits to build a bigger army. it is good for greenhouse gas emissions. now china is actually incentivized to lower em

this is something we don't do often enough, and it bears repeating what this kigali amendment to the montreal protocol is. by a vote of 69-27, a big bipartisan vote, this senate ratified a treaty that will reduce global warming by a full degree farenheit, something critical to the future of the planet. and we do it in a way that is a win for american manufacturing, a win for american exports, and a win for our planet and creation. some of you may remember a long time ago we discovered a problem, a growing hole in the ozone layer that was being caused by propellants, by cfc's. and so the world came together to eliminate cfc's and replace them with a new generation of refrigerants known as hfc's. that was good news. the hole in the ozone layer has largely been addressed and the threat of skin cancer and being bombarded by racial that that result. this next generation of hfc's have an additional problem. they are 1,000 times worse for global warming, for climate change than carbon dioxide. so much so and they are so broadly used in every industrial setting that it's led to a rapid incre

passing the inflation reduction act, along with ratifying the kigali amendment last week, is the strongest one-two punch against climate change any congress has ever taken. i'm very proud of my caucus for sticking together with 50 votes it ain't easy. madam president, and this is only what we've gotten done since june. to save our country from the worst of covid, we passed the american rescue plan to put shots in people's arms and checks in people's pockets. we passed the first infrastructure law in years to fix our roads, bridges and highways, to expand broadband to poor and rural communities and protect our kids from the dangers of lead piping. we reformed our postal service after decades of neglect. we reinstated vawa, the violence against women act, to protect women from abuse after years of inaction. we took a stand on asian hate crimes and declared lynching a federal hate crime after a century of delay. we also unanimously ended forced arbitration for sexual harassment in the workplace. and we confirmed the first black woman ever to sit on the supreme court of the united states when

the montreal protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer, the montreal protocol adopted at kigalion october 15, 2016 by the 28 meeting by the parties to nts montreal protocol and resolution of advice and consent to ratification with one declaration signed by 18 senators as follows. mr. schumer: i ask consent the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: finally, i ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum calls for the cloture motions filed today, september 15, be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent that the filing deadline for first-degree amendments to calendar number 2, treaty document 117-1 be at 4:00 p.m. on monday, september 9. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: madam president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate consider the following nominations en bloc. calendar numbers 1066, 1141, 1142, 1143, 1144, and all nominations on the secretary's desk in the foreign service, that the senate vote on the nominations en bloc without intervening action or deba

he was there in kigali for our last heads of government meeting.hey are off to the theatre. the family from denmark here on holiday by coincidence saying they are never going to forget their visit to london. we have three generations of mutants from west sussex. why was it important to come here, the first day off from school and work —— we have the newstons. brute day off from school and work -- we have the newstons.— day off from school and work -- we have the newstons. we wanted to lay some flowers — have the newstons. we wanted to lay some flowers for _ have the newstons. we wanted to lay some flowers for the _ have the newstons. we wanted to lay some flowers for the queen. - have the newstons. we wanted to lay some flowers for the queen. our - some flowers for the queen. our daughter— some flowers for the queen. our daughter said the proclamation of the king _ daughter said the proclamation of the king was here today so we thought— the king was here today so we thought we would come here and here we are _ thought we would come here and here we

lebo diseko is in kigali for us.rica is not a place where people are open about their criticism of the government. 0ne are open about their criticism of the government. one person you spoke to that was willing to go on record about his difficulties would only do so if we hid his identity. he reflected some of the un criticism is that they made back injune, about the length of time it takes for claims to be processed. he said he has been here for around one year, and he still does not know where he stands. he is unable to work and cannot feed his family. you will know that the un was also very critical this week, saying in the high court that rwanda is not a safe place for people seeking refuge to come to, and there is a high risk that people could be sent back to places where they face torture. the rwandan government has seemed quite stung by that criticism. they gave us a very long statement, essentially saying, if the united nations is that worried about the situation in rwanda when it comes to refugees, why are th

i know you were with prince charles as he was earlier in the year in kigali, where he was representingre the oldest charity— charitable work. we are the oldest charity in _ charitable work. we are the oldest charity in the commonwealth. we were in rwanda _ charity in the commonwealth. we were in rwanda where he made sure to include _ in rwanda where he made sure to include a — in rwanda where he made sure to include a project that is the very first environmental project in the queen's— first environmental project in the queen's name, the queen's commonwealth canopy. all commonwealth canopy. all commonwealth countries have signed up commonwealth countries have signed up to protecting their forests for generations to come. i think that gives— generations to come. i think that gives a _ generations to come. i think that gives a flavour of how he is. yes, the diplomatic side is extremely important, but focusing on people and how— important, but focusing on people and how you can improve the environment, those are things i think— environment, those are things i think he — environment, those